Quote Originally Posted by wakina View Post
A lot of the people that I know who pull the big boards have switched to spectra, (power pro, tuff line, jerry brown) super braid in 500lb test. The 500lb is about the same diameter as 200lb mono. It is extremly slippery, it stays on the planner reel better as it does not have much of a memory. It is a little more expensive but lasts extremely well, if you break the tow line just once and loose 10 to 15 releases that would more than cover the extra cost. The one down side is that there is little or no stretch, so they use a snubber to help with the shock affect while towing. I believe both the line and the snubbers are available at Amish Outfitters whose products are available at the store maintained by this site. Amish outfitters also have a web based online store.

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want to thank you for the info. i just bought some of the off brand braid off ebay in 250 lb. it was fairly cheap. but i never even thought about using a snubber with it. but with the braid not stretching i would say the snubbers would be worth there weight in gold. no need to pay for name brand when the off brand should work just as good.
sherman